Friday, April 22, 2016

It began as a project for everyone. For the first time, Prince would allow song contributions and performances from The Revolution. It could have been the brilliant follow-up to "Purple Rain" the world was waiting for. Of course, as sure as the day is long, inter-band disagreements changed the course of "The Dream Factory." More Prince solo tracks were added to replace Wendy & Lisa tracks. New stuff was written and a 3 LP set, "Crystal Ball" was delivered to Warner Brothers. They said no way. Reconfigured, remixed and retitled, "Sign O'The Times" was released and the rest is history.

This is the masterpiece, believed to be the final configuration of "The Dream Factory.

Visions
Dream Factory
Train
The Ballad Of Dorothy Parker
It
Strange Relationship
Slow Love
Starfish & Coffee
Interlude
I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man
Sign O'The Times
Crystal Ball
A Place In Heaven
Last Heart
Witness 4 The Prosecution
Movie Star
The Cross
All My Dreams

I don't have a lot of Prince in my collection, especially not the unreleased stuff. I do have (and like) The Dawn and a couple of live boots from the Musicology tour. I had not heard this before, but Sign o The Times is my favorite Prince album. So I am very much looking forward to hearing this incarnation of some of those songs. Thanks, Sal.

I know/possess only a handful of Prince tunes - "Peach" is a favourite - so I'm not a fan by any means, but I can empathize with the loss felt by those who are, especially after the recent deaths of Bowie, Lemmy, Frey et al. Thanks for the dl to which I'll give a spin this weekend.

You know I am always appreciative and thankful for you sharing your music collection with me and your readers. I don't remember how I found you, but I'm glad I did.

Last Friday, in respect to the late Prince Rogers Nelson, you gave us the unreleased album called, "The Dream Factory." What a revelation or, maybe, a revolution.

You can understand why Warner's said no to releasing it. If it was released last week it would be hailed as a masterpiece. However, let's face it. In the expectation of the next "Purple Rain," this explosion of youthful exuberance would be misunderstood and, probably, unlistenable in that era's context.

I Want Your Records!

I would like to buy your vinyl. If you're not listening to it and it's just gathering dust and taking up room, while you play your CDs and your iPod, or just stream along with Mitch, please sell it to me. NO collection is too large. Please leave message in chat box or leave a comment on any post.